Fixing What I Broke
Part 2 of Dogs Notice Everything. The three “Missed Cue” videos were among the first videos I posted publicly wherein I tried to illuminate an aspect of dog training. Imagine my surprise when, after...
View ArticleThe Missed Cue: Attack of the Zen Field
Up to this point, all of my Missed Cue videos have been set up. After I discover or suspect a hole in my dogs’ training I set them up in a situation in which I’m guessing they will fail, and record it...
View ArticleMadeline’s 1,000 Treat Challenge
Madeline Clark Gabriel of Dogs and Babies has a brilliant idea. She proposes to set aside 1,000 treats and train one behavior with planning and intent. I love this because I tend to be a little...
View ArticleMadeline’s 1,000 Treat Challenge: Starting Week 2
Clara on mat after one week of relaxation training We are now starting Week 2 of Madeline Clark Gabriel’s 1,000 Treat Challenge. If you are late to the party, be sure and read my original post, or at...
View ArticleHalfway Through Madeline’s 1,000 Treat Challenge: Clara is Relaxing!
Wait ’till you see this! Clara and I are halfway through our 1000 treats for Madeline Clark Gabriel’s 1,000 Treat Challenge and I couldn’t be more pleased with our progress. The behavior I chose for...
View ArticleA Secret for Training Two Dogs
Clara on her mat during a difficult distraction I think this is as close as I’ll ever come to a “how-to” blog. Here is my usual disclaimer: I am not a professional trainer and I have trained only my...
View ArticleThe Right Word: Reducing Errors in Verbal Cue Discrimination
Summer releases on the correct cues I’m an auditory person. I grew up in a whole family of musicians. I love language and sound and music of all sorts. For the first half of my life I lived almost...
View ArticlePlaces! Mat Training for Multiple Dogs
Assigned mats! Sorry about your front legs, Summer, but I clearly haven’t been firm enough about “on the mat” criteria, have I? I recently got a new reader with multiple dogs (Seven of them! Hi Donna!)...
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